How to Use devil in a Sentence

devil

1 of 2 noun

• She is a tricky devil, so be careful.
• He's such a lucky devil that he'll probably win the lottery someday.
• Those kids can be little devils sometimes.
• There wasn't enough left of the poor devil to add two and two.
  — PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2023
• Can Lil Nas X hump the devil and still bring home the gold?
  — Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2022
• Be mindful not to grab the devil’s club on the way down.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2022
• With a devil’s bargain struck, the ride starts to spin.
  — New York Times, 25 May 2022
• While those numbers look strong on the surface, the devil is in the details.
  — Beth Ann Bovino For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 13 June 2022
• The devil would be in the details of how these teams were chosen, and what stakes—if any—would be on the line.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2022
• And not walking down the path with the devil is probably a good idea.
  — Vulture, 29 Dec. 2022
• The devil is in the detail for the Beckham-Peltz family.
  — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2022
• The third season felt like a deal with the devil: no more park, no more cutesy plotting.
  — Clayton Purdom, Chron, 21 Dec. 2022
• Of course, the devil is always in the details—and those haven’t been fleshed out yet, Lake admits.
  — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2022
• But my joy is muted - the devil is in the detail, as ever.
  — Adjoa Adjei-Twum, CNN, 24 Nov. 2022
• Nails are often overlooked when the action is amongst the clothes and the makeup, but the devil is in the details.
  — Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 22 Sep. 2022
• The initial choice to do the devil sparked a lot of conversation in the fandom.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 June 2022
• Also known as devil’s ivy, this plant grows in low light.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 7 June 2022
• Surrounding the pools were lime-green devil’s club and lush ferns.
  — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2023
• Because the devil ain’t just in the details anymore, it’s in the robes and vestments and power ties.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 24 May 2022
• There’s a bit of a devil’s deal involved with each setting.
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 22 July 2022
• One is a drawing by a boy named CJ that appears to show his dad with devil horns.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2022
• As a means of explaining to Xan what a devil might be, my dad had asked him to think of Satan as the essence of ants.
  — André Alexis, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022
• The devil will be in the details of specific rules adopted.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
• Both ads feature elements of truth, but the devil is in the details.
  — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
• But the town was filled with rumors about Satanism, devil worship, and the occult.
  — Felix Gillette, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
• More DeVille than devil, the Lyriq's fun-to-drive quotient held it back in scoring.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
• But the devil is in the detail, and plenty of the details in the presentation raise questions.
  — James Morris, Forbes, 18 June 2022
• In any case, devil left me with two options: medal or pedal.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
• But those devils apparently didn’t want to roll the dice on their odds against all the Swifties and their friendship bracelets.
  — Even Demons Fear Taylor Swift, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2023
• To some, the three-way relationship was a bargain with the devil — in fact, two devils.
  — Norman Kempster, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023

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devil

2 of 2 verb

• Top each deviled egg with a pickled shrimp and a sprig of fresh dill.
  — Carrie Purcell, Country Living, 4 Mar. 2014
• These are just a bit more tangy than your standard deviled eggs — a nice change of pace.
  — Bonnie S. Benwick, sacbee.com, 6 June 2017
• These are just a bit more tangy than your standard deviled eggs.
  — Bonnie S. Benwick, charlotteobserver, 13 June 2017
• On the menu: Dragon’s Eggs (spicy deviled eggs) and Red Wedding cake, among other bites.
  — Randi Stevenson, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2019
• Those eggs now can be transformed into egg salad and deviled eggs.
  — oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2020
• Things like chicken-fried deviled eggs spiked with bacon.
  — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• Stray from the classic and try making bacon cheddar deviled eggs.
  — Katie Workman, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2018
• Buffalo deviled eggs, with Frank’s Hot Sauce and crumbled blue cheese.
  — Ann Friedman, The Cut, 11 Jan. 2018
• Donna Morgan is dreaming about shrimp and okra, deviled eggs with onions, and porgy.
  — Mara Gay, WSJ, 10 Apr. 2017
• Her deviled egg taco with beet greens salsa verde in a beet and corn tortilla is rightfully famous.
  — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2018
• Bernie’s Lunch & Supper: Brunch specials include pimiento-cheese deviled eggs, Scotch egg in the hole, fried ham chop and chocolate pot de creme.
  — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
• Think small-bite items like beef-tongue sliders, pastrami deviled eggs and gefilte croquettes—the latter a play on the Jewish staple of gefilte fish.
  — Charles Passy, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2017
• Get ready for lentil nachos, curries, veggie burgers, and even deviled eggs.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 2 Feb. 2018
• On the menu: deviled eggs with pickled okra and trout roe and South Carolina shrimp and choppee okra stew with Carolina gold rice and flowering basil.
  — Rachel Swalin, ELLE Decor, 8 June 2017
• Spur, in the lower level of Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa, is a lively spot that skews toward a professional crowd and serves a damn good deviled egg.
  — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2018
• The menu includes ratatouille with poached eggs and speck, deviled eggs with pork belly rillettes, and avocado toast with six-minute egg.
  — Hadley Tomicki, latimes.com, 24 June 2019
• Bestsellers include classic deviled crab, local raw oysters (Windmill Point and Pleasure House oysters), and the whole grilled fish.
  — Mary Winston Nicklin, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2017
• The current menu includes samosas, curried Scotch egg, saag paneer pizza, chutney deviled eggs and peanut chicken tikka among its pub bites.
  — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 6 July 2018
• As the standing-room-only shop fills up with customers, owner Crystal Carter works swiftly, doling out crab muffins and deviled crabs to eight customers in a matter of minutes.
  — Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2017
• Phillip, a veteran chef and Johnson & Wales alum, handles the savory menu, which includes roasted beet and deviled egg tartines ($10) and a roasted vegetable cassoulet.
  — Laurie Woolever, charlotteobserver, 26 Jan. 2018
• Its lobster deviled eggs, garlic truffle oil fries, and pumpkin patch ravioli are musts.
  — Nadine Jolie Courtney, Town & Country, 15 Dec. 2016
• Fuller returns this season after leading the Red Devils with more than 1,000 rushing yards and double that in all-purpose production as a junior.
  — Kyle Williams, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2017
• There are the classics like ham and deviled eggs but creative cooks can also whip up something a little different for adventurous eaters.
  — Fox News, 21 Mar. 2016
• Over time the bar became a restaurant where regulars would return day after day for a table d'hôte menu that might include boiled beef, jambalaya and deviled eggs in spicy remoulade sauce.
  — Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 9 May 2018
• Normal, everyday deviled eggs with seasoned salt, until caviar showed up as an indulgent $30 add-on.
  — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 29 Aug. 2019
• Drizzle each deviled egg with aioli and sprinkle with additional Sweet & Spicy Sriracha Lime seasoning.
  — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 26 Dec. 2019
• And then there were the tea sandwiches, most created with tall chaperones in mind: curried shrimp spread; spicy deviled ham; chicken and pistachio salad on baguette rounds.
  — Maria L. La Ganga, idahostatesman, 9 June 2017
• Those gathered snacked on risotto cakes, beef tenderloin carpaccio, and deviled quail eggs or queued up for old fashioneds, sidecars, or gin and tonic libations.
  — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2018
• The eggs — which were peeled, hard-boiled, and packaged in plastic pails of various sizes at the facility — may have been sold to food service operators and restaurants to make ready-to-eat dishes such as egg salad and deviled eggs.
  — Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 19 Dec. 2019
• Start with snacks: creamy deviled eggs speckled with paprika, airy hushpuppies and spiced honey, popovers on a peppery little pillow of pimento cheese.
  — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2018

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